Math Beauty Contest

The theme of the VCTM 2003 spring conference was “Mathematics: A Universal Network of Beauty.” Johnny Lott, President of NCTM, commented in his address to participants that he liked the conference title and thought it might be nice to have a Mathematics Beauty Contest. We thought this would be a great way to give students throughout Virginia a chance to show their problem solving ability in “beautiful ways.” We are looking forward to having many “beautiful” entries for this “Mathematics Beauty Contest.” Mathematics truly is a beautiful subject and we want the world to know it.

2019 Contest Information

January 28, 2019: Problems announced and contest opens

March 23, 2019: Deadline to enter - entries must be postmarked by March 23 to be eligible

April 30, 2019: Notification of winners

Winning entry for each grade band receives a $25.00 Walmart Gift card and a class pizza party.

Entries will be received by mail only. No online entries will be accepted.

The 2019 Contest is now open!

Read over the official rules, and then download the problem for your grade band. All entries must be postmarked by March 23, 2019. Have fun!